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raised for the market mote suitable on ac- 

 count of being flat. Very good variety for 

 family use. 



V Karly Drumhead. A similar variety 

 to the above; a little earlier, and not mak- 

 ing as many leaves, it can be planted close. 

 A good early spring cabbage. 

 • £arge Flat Brunswick. This is a late 

 German variety, introduced here about 31 

 years ago by the late Richard Frotscher. 

 It is an excellent kind, and when well 

 headed up the shape of it is a true type of a 



premium Flat Dutch Cabbage. Requires 

 very rich ground if sown for winter crop, 

 and should be sown earh , as it is a little 

 more susceptible of frost than the Superior 

 Flat Dutch. It is well adapted for shipping, 

 being verj 7 hard, and does not wilt so quick 

 as others. At Frenier, on the Illinois Cen- 

 tral Railroad, this is the kind principally 

 planted, and is preferred over all other va- 

 rieties. The people living there plant noth- 

 ing else but cabbage, and have tried nearly 

 all highly recommended varieties, and this 



Large York. 



Early Flat Dutch. 



Green Globe Savoy. 



St. Denis or Chon Bonneuil. 



Improved Large Drumhead. 



Drumbead Savoy. 



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